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An estimate is nothing more then a "wild ars guess".
It's like if, maybe, could, etc
Have any ever come to fruition?
Uh, no. An estimate is an approximation of a certain value based on known information; it's not just pulling any random value out of thin air arbitrarily.
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After unveiling the official counts of state populations, the U.S. Census Bureau released a new round of county and metro-level population estimates for 2020 ahead of detailed counts of the 2020 Census later this fall.
The estimates are calculated by tracking births, deaths and migration on top of the 2010 Census count baseline. The figures serve as a reference point for how many people reside in each county. Although the [NC] statewide official count of 10,439,388 individuals fell short of the 10,600,823 estimate, it came extremely close.
Uh, no. An estimate is an approximation of a certain value based on known information; it's not just pulling any random value out of thin air arbitrarily.
An estimate shouldn't be confused with a statement of fact, however likely its veracity. Now or ever. And what science tells us otherwise?
An estimate shouldn't be confused with a definitive calculation or tally of the object under consideration.
If the estimate provided is indeed the estimate that was actually approximated, then to say as much would be a statement of fact in that it would truthfully reflect that figure. Even so, most people aren't going to provide exact population statistics for a given place in an everyday conversation. "About 10/10.5M" is a perfectly acceptable answer when discussing NC's population for most people.
An estimate is nothing more then a "wild ars guess".
It's like if, maybe, could, etc
Have any ever come to fruition?
I used to feel the same way...always waited for the census.
And then there was the 2020 census. What a cluster.
Until we get to 2030 we might as well just assume these estimates are correct or at least close. But what I expect is that the 2030 census will actually re-set the numbers as a whole and then we can go on from there.
I used to feel the same way...always waited for the census.
And then there was the 2020 census. What a cluster.
Until we get to 2030 we might as well just assume these estimates are correct or at least close. But what I expect is that the 2030 census will actually re-set the numbers as a whole and then we can go on from there.
The worst part of 2020 was allowing Rhode Island to retain the employment of a politician who should have rightfully been left chasing behind an ambulance. So much for science and facts.
An estimate shouldn't be confused with a definitive calculation or tally of the object under consideration.
If the estimate provided is indeed the estimate that was actually approximated, then to say as much would be a statement of fact in that it would truthfully reflect that figure. Even so, most people aren't going to provide exact population statistics for a given place in an everyday conversation. "About 10/10.5M" is a perfectly acceptable answer when discussing NC's population for most people.
I regard Census Bureau estimates as trustworthy. In North Carolina and elsewhere. It's all we've got to go on regarding apportionment of representation in the lower house. Their numbers are the last word. Period.
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